Gigabit Broadband Set to Accelerate on Back of Fiber Roll Out January 8^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Gigabit broadband growth is set to confound most predictions and increase almost 10-fold in penetration to reach over 31% of households on average globally over the next five years, compared with 3% to 4% today.

Proficiency In Both SDI And IP Technologies Is Critical To Today’s Media Business Success November 8^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Since the company’s founding in 1993, Media Links, based in Kanagawa, Japan, has delivered carrier-class contribution media transport solutions that adhere to recognized broadcast television standards and expectations. These solutions utilize Ethernet/IP packet transport and switching and have been deployed in many of the world’s most high profile spo…

Out of Necessity, Broadcasters Choose Phased Approach To IP October 29^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

With a sharp focus on IP-based operations and the impact they have on a variety of broadcast operations and workflows, broadcasters are operating in one of the most dramatic periods of technological change that the international broadcast industry has ever experienced.

Ally or Die European Broadcasters Told October 26^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Broadcasters must ally over platform development and in some cases over content creation if they are to survive the ever-strengthening assault from the OTT giants under the acronym of FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google).

Viewpoint: Keys to Picking a Technology Partner October 16^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

Competition in the global video and media market is increasing with many more points of creation and distribution of content being made available. Combined with an exploding catalog of programming and new devices to support, broadcasters can no longer succeed with a one-to-many delivery solution. Successfully meeting these challenges requires…

IP - The Final Frontier 3 - All Together Now October 9^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

As we migrate to IP, broadcasters are thinking about how they will interface their SDI, MADI, and AES systems together. Many see the benefit of IP and one day all devices will be IP-enabled. But until that time arrives, we need to understand how to interface new and old together.…

Live IP Delivery - Part 3 – Monitoring October 4^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Throughout this series of articles, we’ve been investigating the detail of how OTT internet delivery works. In this article, we dig deeper into the operational systems, and investigate the additional benefits and necessity of monitoring.

The Future Of Online Video Codecs Is Up For Grabs October 3^rd 2018 - 01:50 PM

With the use of online video exploding, the need for compression to maximize bandwidth use has never been greater. Getting so much content down a limited pipe can be a challenge if not handled correctly. The decision now for content distributors and OTT service providers is which codec to support.…

The DNA Of Demand September 27^th 2018 - 05:00 PM

Audiences are moving away from the traditional method of watching TV - the Saturday morning cartoon ritual is no longer a reality for most young people. Instead they’re consuming content anywhere, anytime and on any screen. This sea change in the way audiences consume video means the industry must a…

IP - A Golden Opportunity ? September 25^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Broadcast television has witnessed many advances in technology since the first electronic images were transmitted in the 1930’s, and none have been as influential or disruptive as IP. But are we now at the dawn of the perfect win-win outcome? Can manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and broadcasters all equally gain from IP m…